The People’s Republic of Couch
@theotherprc.bsky.social
Datavis / Flânerd / PhD student @QUT
Been to Bunnings as many times as I've been to Iran (once).
In Couch We Trust.
https://thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org
Been to Bunnings as many times as I've been to Iran (once).
In Couch We Trust.
https://thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org
Pinned
The Topography of Searching
The Digital Collections Catalyst project for the State Library of Queensland (2021)
topography.slq.qld.gov.au
happy 4 year anniversary to this project i did for the state library of queensland. topography.slq.qld.gov.au
my liver, as it sees the beautiful, healthy, nourishing, vitamin-laden breakfast i have prepared: we're going drinking today aren't we?
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
my liver, as it sees the beautiful, healthy, nourishing, vitamin-laden breakfast i have prepared: we're going drinking today aren't we?
remember, depending on what you need to do, sometimes regex might be what yer after.
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
remember, depending on what you need to do, sometimes regex might be what yer after.
ah shit, this ghoul got out again. someone needs to lure him back into his crypt with some biographies of racist cricketers, and reruns of 'leave it to beaver', before he can do any more damage.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
John Howard’s dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform
In the absence of strong, swift action from Anthony Albanese, the former PM is shifting political debate from gun control to a divisive culture war
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
ah shit, this ghoul got out again. someone needs to lure him back into his crypt with some biographies of racist cricketers, and reruns of 'leave it to beaver', before he can do any more damage.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
"nonchalant dachshund ignores relentless bird" sounds like a clue in a cryptic crossword
December 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"nonchalant dachshund ignores relentless bird" sounds like a clue in a cryptic crossword
The Pub-Tester-O-Matic: enter your political party and it will return several pubs closest to the polling booths that gave your party the highest votes in the last election, giving your party the best chance to pass 'the pub test' for your recent scandal!
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Pub-Tester-O-Matic: enter your political party and it will return several pubs closest to the polling booths that gave your party the highest votes in the last election, giving your party the best chance to pass 'the pub test' for your recent scandal!
Now I've heard there were some secret books,
But you won't let us take a look,
But you don't really care for AI, do you?
www.404media.co/librarians-a...
But you won't let us take a look,
But you don't really care for AI, do you?
www.404media.co/librarians-a...
Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books
It’s a trippy time to have a library card.
www.404media.co
December 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Now I've heard there were some secret books,
But you won't let us take a look,
But you don't really care for AI, do you?
www.404media.co/librarians-a...
But you won't let us take a look,
But you don't really care for AI, do you?
www.404media.co/librarians-a...
there's lots to hate about this sort of stuff, but part of what annoys me is just the cheapness. i mean, they're all on $250K+, and still trying to get their attendance at weddings/sporting events/property inspections for free. it's fucken embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Don Farrell charged taxpayers more than $2,200 to travel to Canberra on same weekend he attended wedding
Exclusive: The trade and tourism minister flew with his wife from Adelaide to Canberra, listing official duties as the reason for the travel
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
there's lots to hate about this sort of stuff, but part of what annoys me is just the cheapness. i mean, they're all on $250K+, and still trying to get their attendance at weddings/sporting events/property inspections for free. it's fucken embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
old thongs finally died so need to buy a new pair for summer and seeing lots that are not double plugged
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
old thongs finally died so need to buy a new pair for summer and seeing lots that are not double plugged
america's enemies should strike while the entire state department is distracted updating their font settings.
In a leaked internal cable, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the department's decision to adopt Calibri in 2023 a "wasteful" diversity move.
US State Department to revert to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
In a leaked internal cable, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the department's decision to adopt Calibri in 2023 a "wasteful" diversity move.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
america's enemies should strike while the entire state department is distracted updating their font settings.
had somehow missed The Carpenter's Son (2025)
thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/nicolas-cage...
thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/nicolas-cage...
Nicolas Cage Can't Seem To Say 'No' To Films
thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
had somehow missed The Carpenter's Son (2025)
thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/nicolas-cage...
thepeoplesrepublicofcouch.org/nicolas-cage...
these shower taps are telling me i need to head back to mona.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
these shower taps are telling me i need to head back to mona.net.au
[the 'lager, lager' chorus of underworld's 'born slippy' but changed to 'lada, lada' and it's playing on loop over all the photos of ladas i took on my recent trip to the caucasus]
December 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
[the 'lager, lager' chorus of underworld's 'born slippy' but changed to 'lada, lada' and it's playing on loop over all the photos of ladas i took on my recent trip to the caucasus]
heartbreaking, infuriating, and beautiful. everyone should watch this.
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
Watch No Other Land
Watch No Other Land for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!
www.sbs.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
heartbreaking, infuriating, and beautiful. everyone should watch this.
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...
ok, so i realise that we're already in a pretty decent position, but propose adding an extra 'a' to the start of 'australia', just to ensure that we're at the top of the country list for online forms.
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
ok, so i realise that we're already in a pretty decent position, but propose adding an extra 'a' to the start of 'australia', just to ensure that we're at the top of the country list for online forms.
labor: ok, but what if we did robodebt but a thousand times worse?
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
labor: ok, but what if we did robodebt but a thousand times worse?
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This is going to be an absolute disaster. It is colossally stupid, unethical in the extreme, and it’s going to ruin lives.
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is going to be an absolute disaster. It is colossally stupid, unethical in the extreme, and it’s going to ruin lives.
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filenames of various flyers for a short paper i'm presenting on friday: flyer_latest_FINAL_v3.47k_TUE_final.sketch
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
filenames of various flyers for a short paper i'm presenting on friday: flyer_latest_FINAL_v3.47k_TUE_final.sketch
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
filenames of various flyers for a short paper i'm presenting on friday: flyer_latest_FINAL_v3.47k_TUE_final.sketch
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
filenames of various flyers for a short paper i'm presenting on friday: flyer_latest_FINAL_v3.47k_TUE_final.sketch
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
filename of the actual talk: preso.doc
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
i genuinely believe that the quickest and easiest way to make a large number of people angry is to publish a 'best films' list.
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
i genuinely believe that the quickest and easiest way to make a large number of people angry is to publish a 'best films' list.
placing copies of mein kampf on the bookshelves of ikea display rooms as a nod to the founder's nazi sympathies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingvar_...
Ingvar Kamprad - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
placing copies of mein kampf on the bookshelves of ikea display rooms as a nod to the founder's nazi sympathies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingvar_...
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It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
me (grudging impressed): you look like the sort of person who doesn't skip over the poems when reading tolkien.
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
me (grudging impressed): you look like the sort of person who doesn't skip over the poems when reading tolkien.
gonna start reviewing the water in sydney's pools like they're wine. first up, vic park: smooth, light, good mouth feel, not too minerally. 5 stars.
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
gonna start reviewing the water in sydney's pools like they're wine. first up, vic park: smooth, light, good mouth feel, not too minerally. 5 stars.